2025 Tour de France Femmes Stage 5 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 5 of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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The longest stage of the Tour de France Femmes adds up to 166 kilometres. The route between Chasseneuil-du-Poitou and Guéret includes 1,800 metres of elevation gain, most of which is concentrated inside the final 40 kilometres.
The race sets off from Chasseneuil-du-Poitou with a flat to gently rolling section that stretches for dozens of kilometres. With still over 100 kilometres remaining, the riders enter a sheer, endless false flat. This section takes them from 115 metres above sea level to around 400 metres. Then, with 50 kilometers left, the real climbing begins.
The first climb is the Côte de Chabannes, a 1.4-kilometre ascent at 5.2%, which continues to rise after the “summit”, although it levels off somewhat.
Immediately following the downhill to Bussière-Dunoise, the Côte Peyroux adds a 3.3-kilometre climb at 4.3% to the mix. The highest point is still 22 kilometres from the finish line.
After the descent, the road rises gently towards the base of Le Maupuy. At 2.8 kilometres with a 5.4% gradient, this is the final climb of the day. Once at the top, there are just under 6 kilometres left to race. The riders descend into Guéret, where the final 500 metres run ever so slightly uphill.
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